Kukla's Korner Hockey

The Flyers' multifaceted experiments on defense from last summer have been shelved.
Two weeks ago, the Flyers waived Nolan Baumgartner, who was supposed to be their answer for a puck-skating defenseman.
Yesterday, the backup plan also failed. The Flyers sent Swedish prospect Lars Jonsson back to the Phantoms with fellow rookie Alexandre Picard.

Now the trade talk...

A real possibility is Calgary's Roman Hamrlik. The Flames, whose scouts have been around the Flyers lately, are looking to make a deal. Detroit is looking to move Andreas Lilja, but he is not very mobile. The guy who took his job, Brett Lebda, is mobile.Mathieu Schneider is 37, but he would be a huge upgrade for the Flyers.